Principal Security Specialist

Decipher Bureau; Brisbane; Presencial; AUD 160.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Queensland Government is seeking a Principal Security Specialist to own a complex Check Point firewall environment, drive assessment, optimisation and migration strategy. You will lead discovery, transfer knowledge to the internal team and provide ongoing technical support while planning the migration to a future security solution.

The role requires hands-on Check Point expertise, governance across security operations, and the ability to operate within a large, regulated government environment

Formación

• Extensive hands-on experience managing and implementing Check Point firewalls.
• Strong experience across Check Point firewall architecture, configuration, software, licensing and connectivity.
• Demonstrated experience leading or delivering firewall migrations and transformation projects.
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capability across complex security infrastructure.
• Experience conducting technical discovery, environment assessments and due diligence.
• Ability to document complex technical environments clearly and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Experience providing knowledge transfer and mentoring to technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct detailed discovery and due diligence of the existing Check Point firewall environment.
• Document the current architecture, configuration, connectivity, support model and operational requirements.
• Assess the existing Check Point environment from a security, technical and supportability perspective.
• Identify risks, gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Estimate ongoing service management and support requirements.
• Provide hands-on technical support across the existing Check Point firewall environment.
• Develop options and recommendations for migrating clients to a more cost-effective and manageable security solution.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the future-state firewall environment.
• Assist with the migration of existing Check Point firewalls to the chosen solution.
• Troubleshoot complex firewall, network security and connectivity issues.
• Work closely with internal technical teams, clients and external service providers.
• Support the delivery of new security initiatives and enhancements to existing security services.
• Contribute to operational documentation, technical procedures and knowledge management.
• Participate in rostered on-call arrangements supporting critical security infrastructure.

Conocimientos

Check Point firewalls

Firewall architecture

Migration projects

Troubleshooting

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Security operations

Large/regulatory environments

Educación

Check Point CCSE

Herramientas

Check Point

VPN

SOC tooling

Descripción del empleo

Our client is a major Queensland Government organisation responsible for delivering essential digital, technology and customer services across the state. Their Information Security function provides a broad range of cyber security capabilities across governance, security architecture, security operations, protective DNS, secure VPN, firewall services and SOC functions. As part of the Security Operations team, this is an opportunity for an experienced Principal Security Specialist to take ownership of a complex Check Point firewall environment and play a key role in its assessment, optimisation and future migration.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Information Security Services, you'll join a team responsible for delivering 24x7 security infrastructure services across government clients. You'll initially undertake a detailed discovery and due diligence exercise across the existing Check Point environment, which is currently supported by another service provider. From there, you'll help shape the future-state solution, transfer knowledge to the internal team and provide ongoing technical support while supporting the migration to the chosen solution.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed discovery and due diligence of the existing Check Point firewall environment
• Document the current architecture, configuration, connectivity, support model and operational requirements
• Assess the existing Check Point environment from a security, technical and supportability perspective
• Identify risks, gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement
• Estimate ongoing service management and support requirements
• Provide hands-on technical support across the existing Check Point firewall environment
• Develop options and recommendations for migrating clients to a more cost-effective and manageable security solution
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the future-state firewall environment
• Assist with the migration of existing Check Point firewalls to the chosen solution
• Troubleshoot complex firewall, network security and connectivity issues
• Work closely with internal technical teams, clients and external service providers
• Support the delivery of new security initiatives and enhancements to existing security services
• Contribute to operational documentation, technical procedures and knowledge management
• Participate in rostered on-call arrangements supporting critical security infrastructure

• Conduct detailed discovery and due diligence of the existing Check Point firewall environment
• Document the current architecture, configuration, connectivity, support model and operational requirements
• Assess the existing Check Point environment from a security, technical and supportability perspective
• Identify risks, gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement
• Estimate ongoing service management and support requirements
• Provide hands-on technical support across the existing Check Point firewall environment
• Develop options and recommendations for migrating clients to a more cost-effective and manageable security solution
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the future-state firewall environment
• Assist with the migration of existing Check Point firewalls to the chosen solution
• Troubleshoot complex firewall, network security and connectivity issues
• Work closely with internal technical teams, clients and external service providers
• Support the delivery of new security initiatives and enhancements to existing security services
• Contribute to operational documentation, technical procedures and knowledge management
• Participate in rostered on-call arrangements supporting critical security infrastructure

What you'll bring

• Extensive hands-on experience managing and implementing Check Point firewalls
• Strong experience across Check Point firewall architecture, configuration, software, licensing and connectivity
• Demonstrated experience leading or delivering firewall migrations and transformation projects
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capability across complex security infrastructure
• Experience conducting technical discovery, environment assessments and due diligence
• Ability to document complex technical environments clearly and identify opportunities for improvement
• Experience providing knowledge transfer and mentoring to technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments

• Extensive hands-on experience managing and implementing Check Point firewalls
• Strong experience across Check Point firewall architecture, configuration, software, licensing and connectivity
• Demonstrated experience leading or delivering firewall migrations and transformation projects
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capability across complex security infrastructure
• Experience conducting technical discovery, environment assessments and due diligence
• Ability to document complex technical environments clearly and identify opportunities for improvement
• Experience providing knowledge transfer and mentoring to technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments

A Check Point certification such as CCSE, or an equivalent security certification, will be highly regarded. Experience within government, managed services, telecommunications, enterprise technology or other complex environments will also be highly regarded.

What's in it for you?

• Principal-level security opportunity within a major Queensland Government environment
• Lead the assessment and transformation of a complex Check Point environment
• Significant hands-on technical ownership and influence
• Work across enterprise security infrastructure supporting multiple government clients
• Opportunity to shape future firewall architecture and service delivery
• Work alongside experienced security and technology professionals
• Senior stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to influence technical directionBe part of a 24x7 security operations environment with a rostered on-call component

• Principal-level security opportunity within a major Queensland Government environment
• Brisbane CBD location
• Lead the assessment and transformation of a complex Check Point environment
• Significant hands-on technical ownership and influence
• Work across enterprise security infrastructure supporting multiple government clients
• Opportunity to shape future firewall architecture and service delivery
• Work alongside experienced security and technology professionals
• Senior stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to influence technical direction
• Be part of a 24x7 security operations environment with a rostered on-call component

Setting the Scene

Our client is a major Queensland Government organisation responsible for delivering essential digital, technology and customer services across the state. Their Information Security function provides a broad range of cyber security capabilities across governance, security architecture, security operations, protective DNS, secure VPN, firewall services and SOC functions. As part of the Security Operations team, this is an opportunity for an experienced Principal Security Specialist to take ownership of a complex Check Point firewall environment and play a key role in its assessment, optimisation and future migration.

Additional information

• Principal-level role focused on Check Point firewall security
• Lead discovery, knowledge transfer, technical support and firewall migration
• Brisbane CBD | Contract Position | Senior technical security position